Twitter reacts to Don Cherry’s poppy rant

UPDATE, Nov. 11, 2019: Sportsnet has fired Don Cherry. More details here. 

Don Cherry is known for his loud suits and even louder mouth. A few days before Remembrance Day, the 85-year-old hockey commentator ranted during Coach’s Corner that "you people"—referring to immigrants in Canada— who "love our way of life" should at least pay to purchase a poppy "or something like that."

His comments were widely denounced. Sportsnet, the NHL and Cherry’s co-host Ron MacLean apologized for his remarks, while Cherry himself has not.

Justin Trudeau didn’t issue a statement in response but his account did retweet his defence minister Harjit Sajjan on the topic. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer hasn’t publicly responded to the controversy. See the clip below as well as the apologies from Sportsnet, NHL and MacLean. We’ve compiled a collection of responses from Canadians to Cherry’s remarks.

The apologies

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The reaction

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